La Niña is over, NOAA announces. What comes next?

(NEXSTAR) – The weak La Niña that's been with us since winter has officially faded, the Climate Prediction Center said Thursday.

The Center, a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), said that leaves us in "ENSO-neutral" conditions. This situation, affectionately nicknamed La Nada, means neither La Niña nor El Niño is present.

Neutral “La Nada” times can make predicting seasonal weather a bit more challenging. “Without an El Niño or La Niña signal present...